Guest column: The future of Greenlaw and Uptown should be guided by the community’s plan
St. Jude hopes to turn the currently vacant lot on A.W. Willis Avenue, seen on Nov. 11, 2021, into a parking lot. (Patrick Lantrip/ The Daily Memphian file)
“We strongly fear that if current plans are approved as-is, the character of our neighborhood would be injured, and its future put in question.”
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St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital Greenlaw Gayoso Bayou Uptown MemphisRychetta Watkins, PhD
Dr. Rychetta Watkins is vice president of grantmaking and capacity building at Memphis Music Initiative. She has held leadership roles across Memphis nonprofits.
Andre Jones
Andre Jones is the co-owner of Jones Urban Development, a real estate development and general contracting firm focused on residential and small commercial developments in walkable neighborhoods. He has been in the construction industry for 22 years, and in prior years, Andre held corporate IT roles and briefly worked as a securities broker in Atlanta.
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